SailPoint's dull debut did little to loosen the stuck IPO window, expert says
SailPoint's IPO on Thursday was a disappointment for anyone hoping it would indicate that tech IPOs are hot again.
The first day's trading ended below the $23 initial price. The stock fared a tad better Friday, closing at over $24. But that's nothing close to the big bang companies an
OpenAI says its board of directors ‘unanimously’ rejects Elon Musk’s bid
OpenAI’s board of directors has “unanimously” rejected billionaire Elon Musk’s offer to buy the nonprofit that effectively governs OpenAI, the company said on Friday.
In a statement shared via OpenAI’s press account on X, Bret Taylor, board chair, called Musk’s
Bluesky gets growth and analytics tools with BlueSkyHunter launch
A new startup is addressing the need for an all-in-one toolset built for people who want to grow, manage, and track their Bluesky presence and following. The subscription service BlueSkyHunter, which launched Friday, introduces an online dashboard that combines access to analytics and other tools t
How this weekend's ‘Tesla Takeover’ protests against Elon Musk came together on Bluesky
As Elon Musk and his acolytes rip through the federal government looking for agencies to throw into the “wood chipper,” a grassroots effort to hit the world's richest man where it hurts is picking up steam.
The courts are busy contesting the actions of Musk's Department of Government E
NATO backs its first cohort of European dual-use startups
With both Vice President J.D. Vance and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth making loud noises Friday about Europe stepping up to the plate in spending more on its own defense, it might come as a surprise that Europe is already on the path toward far greater investment in defense, especially in tec
AI and security startups blossom on cloudy days
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This week confirmed that even when current events cloud the outlook, some startups still manage to raise significant amounts of funding, w
Meta confirms ‘Project Waterworth,’ a global subsea cable project spanning 50,000 kilometers
Back in November, we broke the news that Meta — owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, with billions of users accounting for 10% of all fixed and 22% of all mobile traffic — was close to announcing work on a major new, $10 billion+ subsea cable project to connect up the globe. The aim was
Mastodon is working to add the controversial ‘quote posts’ feature
Mastodon, the decentralized alternative to X, is going to adopt a controversial feature from the platform formerly known as Twitter: quote posts. The company on Friday shared the progress it’s making on the implementation of the feature, which has divided users over its potential to be used f
Instagram tests a ‘dislike’ button for comments
After users noticed a new button on Instagram to downvote or dislike comments, the company confirmed that it is testing a way for users to signal that they either didn’t like the comment or don’t think it’s relevant.
The feature will appear across both Feed posts and Reels.
Airbnb CEO says it’s still too early for AI trip planning
Airbnb says it’s poised to roll out AI technology — but not in the way consumers may have initially wanted.
Instead of offering tools to help travelers plan or book their trips with the help of AI agents, Airbnb is planning to first introduce AI to its customer support system. This upd
ICON, a pioneer in the 3D printing of homes, raises $56M led by Norwest, Tiger Global
ICON, which builds homes using 3D printing, has closed on $56 million in Series C funding co-led by Norwest Venture Partners and Tiger Global, the company has confirmed to technewss exclusively.
The raise represents a first close for the Austin-based ICON, according to a spokesperson. Existing ba
Plain pulls in $15M to aggregate B2B customer services chats into one platform
Internal customer support platforms are moving from platforms like email ticketing systems and chat to channels like Slack, Microsoft Teams, and even Discord. But with Slack, for instance, able to host hundreds of channels, the whole thing can become quite unwieldy.
Plain, out of the U.K., t
TikTok is back on US app stores
Apple and Google on Thursday evening restored TikTok to their respective app stores in the U.S., nearly a month after they removed the short video app following a national security law that banned it in the country.
The apps were restored after U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi sent Apple a letter s
Hotstar and JioCinema merge into JioHotstar as Reliance tightens grip on streaming in India
Hotstar and JioCinema, two widely used video streaming apps in India, have merged into JioHotstar.
JioStar, a joint venture between Reliance-owned Viacom18 and Star India, said Friday it had integrated JioCinema’s vast library of content into a revamped version of Disney’s Hotstar plat